The Roger Ebert film festival has begun in Champaign

The film festival will take place at the Virginia Theatre. The festival will run until Sunday, and during that time there will be 13 different films screened at the theatre. This festival is considered to be international, and there are expected guests from other countries such as Australia and Africa.

The first movie on the schedule will be “Joe Versus the Volcano.” Roger Ebert is also expected to commentate on the final show of the festival, “Citizen Kane.” Ebert grew up in Urbana, and attended college at the University of Illinois.

If you are interested in learning more about the festival, visit the official website today.